Online Art Auction Benefit 2004

Online Art Auction Benefit 2004

Caspar Stracke, “PROXIMITY” 2003 Video installation , Thing Version (DVD) Color, stereo, 12 min 15 sec   

THE THING ONLINE ART AUCTION BENEFIT 2004

Bidding begins on April 25 2004 at: auction.thing.net.

The THE THING presents its fourth annual online art auction benefit with participating artists Mariko Mori, John Miller, Daniel Pflumm, Beat Streuli, Miltos Manetas, Janine Gordon, Julia Scher, Ellen Harvey, Noritsohi Hirakawa, Joy Garnett, Peter Fend, among others. All funds raised will go to supporting THE THING’S commitment to the arts and social activism.

At its core, THE THING is a social network, made up of individuals from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of expert knowledge. From this social hub, THE THING has built an exceptional array of programs and initiatives, in both technological and cultural networks. During its first five years, (bbs.thing.net) became widely recognized as one of the founding and leading online centers for new media culture. Its activities include hosting artists’ projects and mailing lists as well as publishing cultural criticism. THE THING’s multimedia lab has regularly hosted a variety of artists, including Vuk Cosic, Sebatian Luetgert, Nick Crowe, Prema Murty, Daniel Pflumm, Heath Bunnting, Beat Streuli and Mariko Mori. THE THING has also organized many events and symposia on such topics as the state of new media arts, the preservation of online privacy, artistic innovations in robotics, and the possibilities of community empowerment through wireless technologies.

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